9:00am Kristen Cook
Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary - capturing your everyday
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10:30am Kelly Tunney
Confidence, Trust and Kickass Wedding Photography
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12:00pm Mark Galer
Travel Photography with the Sony A9
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1:30pm Michaela Skovranova
Finding your Vision in Underwater Photography and Video
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3:00pm Barat Ali Batoor
My Desperate Journey with a Human Smuggler
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4:30pm Jesse Marlow
Street Photographer
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9:00AM
Kristen Cook — Canon
Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary - capturing your everyday
Kristen touches on her work as a portrait photographer and the personal journey that has allowed her the freedom to explore and expand her professional creativity.
For the past 8 years Kristen has spent each January turning everyday life into extraordinary memories for her family — one day at a time.
Join Kristen for a fascinating presentation and learn how you can apply her ideas and suggestions for your own “everyday” captures.
10:30AM
Kelly Tunney — Nikon
Confidence, Trust and Kickass Wedding Photography
Creatives always want to try new ideas and extend their creativity just about every single day. But how do you find creative confidence and how do we hang on to it for the long haul? Finding what will work for you is important - maybe it’s not through awards, but it’s other forms of experimentation or reinventing yourself and your brand.
12:00PM
Mark Galer — Sony
Travel Photography with the Sony A9
Mark recently travelled to the UK with a Sony A9, the latest and most advanced entry into Sony’s Full Frame Mirrorless Camera line-up. Mark will share his thoughts, experience, and also showcase some images from his recent travels.
1:30PM
Michaela Skovranova — Olympus
Finding your Vision in Underwater Photography and Video
Michaela’s international underwater photography expertise gives her the unique ability to help you find the best way of working in your immediate environment, enabling you to find our own vision under the waves. She will discus the equipment options that she uses to document the underwater world using natural light and breath hold techniques.
From the extreme and uncontrollable environments photographing humpback whales in Tonga to the frigid and remote oceans of Antarctica, Michaela presents personal insights from her explorations that will inspire you to explore your own underwater worlds.
3:00PM
Barat Ali Batoor — Fujifilm
My Desperate Journey with a Human Smuggler
Barat's family was driven out of Afghanistan during the civil war when most of his people were massacred. He returned to his ancestral country for the first time after September 11, 2001, when the Taliban regime was still in Kandahar, despite the United States-led campaign to oust them. After visiting the devastation and destruction of 23 years of war, Batoor decided to work for his country and to draw the world's attention to the plight of the Afghani people the problems facing the country.
4:30PM
Jesse Marlow — Leica
Street Photographer
Jesse Marlow has captured the lanes and life of Melbourne over the past 20 years and through his candid street photos, he tells the story of the of the city and its people. Join Jesse for an informative presentation as he talks you through his inspiration, style, tools and working methods.